Noun: lappet la-put
- A small lap on a garment or headdress
"The medieval headdress had decorative lappets hanging down the sides"
- A fleshy wrinkled and often brightly coloured fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards
"The turkey's lappet turned bright red during mating display";
- wattle
- Medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars
"Lappet moths are known for their distinctive resting posture with wings held flat";
- lappet moth
Derived forms: lappets
Type of: caruncle, caruncula, lap, lasiocampid, lasiocampid moth, overlap
Encyclopedia: Lappet